Table 2.

Status of social media addiction among Vietnamese youths (n = 173).

	Social Media Addiction (Range: 6–30)
	Below 18			18–24			Above 24			Total
	Mean	SD	p-Value	Mean	SD	p-Value	Mean	SD	p-Value	Mean	SD	p-Value
Total	15.1	4.5		15.1	4.7		12.6	4.3		14.7	4.7
Gender
Male	16.3	4.5	0.42	16.0	4.7	0.25	12.4	5.1	0.63	15.3	4.8	0.33
Female	14.7	4.5		14.9	4.7		12.7	4.2		14.5	4.6
Education
Below high school and high school	15.3	4.5	0.23	13.8	4.9	0.01	14.5	9.2	0.14	15.0	4.7	0.20
College	10.0	0.0		12.8	4.5		17.3	5.1		13.3	4.8
Tertiary and higher	0.0	0.0		15.9	4.5		11.6	3.2		15.0	4.6
Location
Urban	14.8	4.7	0.92	15.0	4.9	0.23	12.0	4.2	0.94	14.7	4.8	0.18
Suburban	16.0	2.8		13.4	5.6		12.6	2.2		13.3	4.6
Rural/mountain area	15.7	4.6		15.8	4.0		12.9	5.4		15.1	4.5
Current living with
Family	15.0	4.6	0.39	14.6	4.4	0.12	12.8	4.4	0.19	14.4	4.5	0.12
Others	19.0	0.0		16.7	5.4		9.5	2.1		16.2	5.4
Marital status
Single	15.2	4.6	0.95	15.1	4.6	0.92	10.6	2.6	0.16	14.9	4.6	0.28
Other (married/widowed/not want to share)	14.8	4.3		13.5	10.6		13.4	4.6		13.6	4.8
The purpose of using social networks
Talk with friends	14.2	4.8	0.15	15.5	4.9	0.90	14.0	4.5	0.07	15.0	4.8	0.39
The news feed	15.3	3.6		14.7	4.3		11.5	3.6		14.1	4.2
Play games	20.3	4.7		12.0	8.5		0.0	0.0		17.0	7.1
Other	0.0	0.0		15.2	5.9		22.0	0.0		15.9	5.9
The number of social networks used
1	14.2	3.7	0.58	16.3	4.3	0.46	8.5	0.7	0.10	14.3	4.4	0.78
≥2	15.3	4.7		15.0	4.7		12.9	4.3		14.7	4.7